Why did John F. Kennedy fail to support the Civil Rights Movement after the actions taken in 1961 by the Freedom Riders?
A) He believed that civil rights volunteers were unnecessarily putting their lives at risk when they didn't have to.
B) He was against giving African Americans equal rights.
C) He feared alienating his white Democratic Southern base.
D) His Northern white working-class base feared that African Americans would take jobs away from them.

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Kennedy was concerned about losing political support from the white Democratic Southern base, which was crucial for maintaining his political power and advancing other aspects of his legislative agenda.

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